Freqens
Founded 2024 · 9 employees on LinkedIn · 7 known investors
Freqens is building a tool for FP&A (financial planning and analysis) teams to work with their financial data, aimed at CFOs and finance leaders. The product is in early access, initially available to a limited group of finance leaders.
Founders & leadership
Freqens was founded in 2024 by Richard Gozlan.
Investors · 7
Also in the syndicate · 3
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Freqens is a Paris-based fintech company that provides a cost benchmarking platform for indirect expenses (opex). The product lets finance teams and buyers centralise supplier data, benchmark contract terms and compare their purchasing conditions against real-time market data and peer benchmarks, with the stated aim of identifying overvalued expenses and quantifying savings opportunities. The company frames its purpose as reducing the information asymmetry that typically favours sellers in B2B transactions.
The company positions itself as an independent third party rather than an outsourced negotiation service, arguing that buyers should retain direct supplier relationships. It also positions its narrow, benchmarking-focused scope as complementary to, rather than a replacement for, existing procurement suites, enabling faster deployment. According to co-founder Richard Gozlan, the company's analyses reveal price variations of up to 45% for comparable scopes. Internally the company has also described work on tooling for FP&A teams and finance leaders, with early access limited to a restricted group of finance leaders.
Founding story
Freqens was founded in 2024 by Maxime Liebens (CEO, formerly CSO at MakiPeople and JobTeaser), Richard Gozlan (COO, formerly CEO of Cleanio, which was sold to Rocket Internet, and COO of Agricool and Gopuff) and Alexandre Barreira (CTO, formerly CPTO of Ornikar). The founding team identified that benchmarking of purchasing performance against the market remained largely manual, time-consuming and dependent on individual skills and internal resources.
Business model
B2B software sold to companies seeking to control indirect spend; the platform is used by finance teams and procurement buyers, and the company describes itself as an independent, neutral third party rather than an intermediary compensated by suppliers.
Traction
By November 2024 the company reported several clients in France, its home market, including Electra, Polène, MemoBank, Homa Games and Safran.ai, and advisory support from procurement experts Laurence Laroche (La Poste) and Florence Baiget (Veolia). The CFO of Homa Games described the tool as affecting the company's negotiation approach.
Latest developments
In November 2024 Freqens announced a $3 million (€3 million) pre-seed round from Seedcamp, Kima Ventures, Zebox/ZeBox Ventures, Motier Ventures and Financière Saint James, plus angel investors, to be used for team expansion, product development and growth in France and abroad.
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Market position
Operates in the procurement/fintech segment. The company contrasts its targeted benchmarking approach with broader procurement replacement suites and with SaaS management tools, which it characterises as promoting outsourcing and lacking neutrality because they must serve both buyers and sellers.
Independence and neutrality as a third party, a narrowly scoped benchmarking product that avoids replacing existing procurement tooling, rapid deployment, and the ability to benchmark complex categories quickly.
Technology
The platform uses real-time market data and peer benchmarking to indicate the appropriate price for a given purchase and to benchmark complex spend categories, including detection of cost overcharges and assessment of future spending.
Go-to-market
Corporate buyers and finance functions, including SMEs and mid-sized companies that lack resources to benchmark their conditions, as well as large enterprises where negotiation has been deprioritised in favour of business-partner roles. Named clients include Electra, Polène, MemoBank, Homa Games and Safran.ai.
Geography
Headquartered in Paris, France, with France as its home market and stated plans to pursue growth in both French and international markets.
Risks & controversies
Claims about price variations of up to 45% for comparable scopes and about savings identification originate from company statements and are not independently verified in the available material.
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Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Competitors · 6
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Timeline · 1
launches, deals, and filingsFreqens announced a $3 million / €3 million pre-seed round with participation from Seedcamp, Kima Ventures, Zebox (ZeBox Ventures), Motier Ventures, Financière Saint James and angels including Mark Ransford, Alexandre Berriche and Roxanne Varza. Proceeds earmarked for team growth, product development and expansion in France and international markets.
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Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
In the news
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primary sources listed
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Freqens do?
- Paris-based fintech offering cost benchmarking and market-price data to help companies negotiate indirect (opex) purchases.
- Who founded Freqens?
- Freqens was founded by Richard Gozlan in 2024.
- Who are Freqens's investors?
- Freqens's investors include Seedcamp, Kima Ventures, Motier Ventures, Sequoia Capital.